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Coinbase's big election bet is about to be tested
Coinbase emerged as a top corporate donor this election cycle, backing candidates the company viewed as supporting its pro-crypto agenga.Business - CNBC - November 5 -
Musk's big bet
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Elon Musk's big bet pays off Elon Musk's massive bet on former President Trump appears to have paid off, ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Investors betting on Treasurys like it’s the 2016 election all over again could be making a big mistake
The market backdrop for this presidential election isn’t remotely like 2016, says Jamie Patton, co-head of global rates at TCWBusiness - MarketWatch - October 31 -
US election betting is on a roll
In the months leading up to election day, people from around the world have placed millions of dollars in wagers on who will be the next American presidentWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
U.K. Budget Makes a Big Bet on Spending for Growth
The Labour Party is betting that extra spending on public services and more investment will eventually revitalize the country’s stagnant economy.Business - The New York Times - October 31 -
Trump Is Betting Big on Musk’s Swing-State Moonshot
The candidate is leaning on an unusual canvassing effort funded by Elon Musk. If successful, it could usher in a new era when billionaires dominate ground campaigns.Business - The New York Times - November 6 -
Concerns over 2024 election betting
New data shows more than $100 million has been legally wagered on the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump presidential race. Koleman Strumpf, the Burchfield Presidential Chair of Political Economy at ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Britain's Labour Party Bets on Big Taxes, Borrowing to Boost Economy
The U.K.’s new government presented its plan to jolt the country out of years of moribund growth: more taxes and a bigger state.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30 -
Big Tech Sees AI Bets Starting to Pay Off
Microsoft, Google and Amazon all reported strong quarterly growth in cloud revenue but warned of increased capital spending.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 1 -
'A star is born:' Elon Musk's big bet on Trump pays off
Elon Musk’s massive bet on President-elect Trump appears to have paid off, as the billionaire owner of Tesla and SpaceX looks ahead to an administration likely to boost his companies and his own ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Unions Bet Big on Harris. Now They’re Bracing for Consequences.
Government unions, service worker unions and industrial unions all face possible repercussions from Donald Trump’s victory, but not necessarily all the same kind.Top stories - The New York Times - November 10 -
Thrive Capital: the venture firm staking billions on a few big bets
The ‘all in or all out’ approach of Josh Kushner’s VC business inverts the traditional venture model. Will it pay off?Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Lightricks bets on open-source AI video to challenge Big Tech
Lightricks releases LTXV, a breakthrough open-source AI model that generates professional-quality videos in real-time on consumer hardware, challenging tech giants with faster processing speeds and ...Tech - VentureBeat - Yesterday -
Election Betting Markets See Vindication in Trump Victory
Prediction markets, which surged to prominence during the presidential campaign, started reflecting a likely Trump win several weeks ago, even as opinion polls showed a tight race.Business - The New York Times - November 6 -
Election outcome could bring big changes to Medicare
How the U.S. election plays out could have a major impact on the millions of Americans enrolled in Medicare. Here's what to know.Top stories - CBS News - November 4 -
Big Tech Employees Quiet After Trump Is Elected
Eight years ago, workers loudly protested White House policies. This time around, the companies are trying to keep a lid on activism.Tech - The New York Times - November 9 -
Just how big was Donald Trump’s election victory?
The US president-elect has emphasised the scale of his win – but data shows that most voters picked someone else.Top stories - BBC News - 22 hours ago -
Democrats bet big on Texas, using Beyoncé's star power in bid to flip Senate seat
The Democratic Party are hoping to defeat Ted Cruz to keep control of the Senate, but it is an uphill battle.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
BYU's bet on player development has Cougars in College Football Playoff contention as Big 12 frontrunner
The Cougars bet big on internal improvement and now sit alone atop the Big 12 standings in NovemberSports - CBS Sports - November 8 -
Election Odds Swing in Trump’s Favor on Polymarket, a Crypto Betting Site
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and CNN have cited election predictions from Polymarket, a betting site where crypto enthusiasts have wagered more than $100 million on who will win the presidency.Business - The New York Times - October 25 -
Robinhood is joining the election-betting party by offering wagers on Harris and Trump
With the U.S. presidential election a week away, another brokerage is letting people bet on whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will win.Business - MarketWatch - October 28 -
Robinhood Rolls Out Presidential Election Derivatives as Another Predictive Bet Option
After a legal ruling allowed wagering on the Nov. 5 election, another retail trading platform adds the option, this time with event contracts.Business - Inc. - October 28 -
Trump Media Stock Jumps Again as Traders Bet on Election
Shares of the Truth Social parent company continue to soar, pushing the market value of the firm above $10 billion.Business - The New York Times - October 29 -
Investors step up bets that US election will trigger market volatility
Jitters sweep through bond and currency markets before presidential voteWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
Election betting is newly legal — and risks getting confused with polls
Wagers have been flooding in after a ruling opened the door to U.S. users placing bets on ballot outcomes, raising concerns that the lines between elections and sports would blur.Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
Don’t take the betting market odds on Tuesday’s U.S. election too seriously
This year’s U.S. presidential election has suddenly made betting on politics a topic of mainstream conversation.Business - MarketWatch - November 4 -
Gambling on 'vibes' — why the betting markets are getting the election all wrong
The betting markets currently have Donald Trump at a 62% chance of winning Tuesday's election, but this is based on the bettors' models that rely on social media engagement, which may not ...Politics - The Hill - November 3 -
Brokerages are raking in millions from your presidential election bets
There’s a lot of money to be made off of election betting, and brokerages are cashing in.Business - MarketWatch - November 5 -
Wall Street and bitcoin soar to record highs as Trump wins US election
Dollar up and renewable energy stocks down, while shares in president-elect’s media business rise by more than a third. Analysis: Trump policies mean higher prices Business live – latest ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
How Trump’s Victory Grants Election Betting Platforms a Promising Future
Long prohibited by regulators, U.S. forecasting sites recently won the right to offer bets on national elections—a liberty Trump is unlikely to roll back after the bettors backed him to win.Business - Inc. - November 6 -
Here’s how much money was bet on the 2024 presidential election
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election; here’s how much people wagered on the raceBusiness - MarketWatch - November 7 -
Billions were bet on election odds using online markets
Election betting platforms brought in billions of dollars as users wagered on who would win Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election.Top stories - NBC News - November 9 -
How Trump is using a new 'big lie' to undermine the 2024 election results
Former President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters are mobilizing around a new “big lie”: the false claim that a flood of noncitizens votes could swing the 2024 election.Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
A big pandemic-era IOU is coming due after the U.S. election
Major U.S. companies will need to refinance some $250 billion in low-coupon bonds issued in 2020. Tax policy is up for grabs in the election.Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
Sarah Palin suggests gender not a 'big darn deal' in 2024 election
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) suggested Wednesday that gender is no longer a “big darn deal” as the race between Vice President Harris and former President Trump winds down. “I personally ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
The Big Question: who do you think will win the US election?
Harris and Trump are neck and neck as the campaign reaches its closing days. Can you see a winner — and why?World - Financial Times - November 1